Daniel Carroll Miller, age 53, died on Thursday, June 10, 2021. In accordance with family wishes, cremation will take place and services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Glen Oaks Community College Board of Trustees conducted its annual evaluation of president David Devier’s performance last week. The seven-year president earned a score of 4.58 on a scale of 1 to 5. Devier was evaluated on 48 performance expectations, which were divided among six categories: fiscal management, external relations, internal relations, leadership, institutional performance, personal qualities and relationship with …

Another hurdle was cleared last week regarding improvements – including the installation of a splash pad – at Thurston Woods Park in Sturgis. The city plans to build a splash pad on the east side of Thurston Woods Park in 2022, funded in part with grant money. Michigan Department of Natural Resource’s passport grant program requires that bidding of design …

William “Bill” Jesse Wagner, age 46, of Round Lake, IL and formerly of Three Rivers, passed away on January 23, 2020. He was born March 30, 1973 in Kalamazoo the son of Robert and Kathleen (Anderson) Wagner. Bill graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1991; he attended Glen Oaks Community College for a year before graduating from Western Michigan …

Marjorie P. Gay, age 90, of Sturgis, passed away late Friday evening June 11, 2021 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born November 15, 1930 in Centreville, daughter of the late Louis and Irene (Hinrich) Bruecks. Marge was a lifelong Centreville and Sturgis area resident. On October 15, 1949 she married Bernard F. Gay in Elkhart. He preceded …

Philip W. Kulpinski, age 79, of Burr Oak, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, June 10, 2021 at his farm. He was born July 8, 1941 in Sturgis, son of the late Bernard and Virginia (Sikorski) Kulpinski. Phil was a lifelong Sturgis and Burr Oak area resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1960. He had been …

Martha Jo Romine, age 71, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday evening, June 10, 2021 at her home. She was born April 3, 1950 at the Baptist Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana daughter of the late Max C. and Mary Alice (Cox) Monroe. Martha Jo resided in Sturgis since 1997 coming from Bronson, where she was a graduate of Bronson …

Next Tuesday, June 22, is a great day, and a sad day for me. If my mother were still alive, it would be her 118th birthday. This was always a great day for me and I tried my best to let her know how much I loved her on this special day. The sad part is that from that day …

Kerry Lynn Willms, age 66, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at his home. He was born June 17, 1954 in Sturgis, son of the late Gene Edwin and Alice Lena (Hoard) Willms. Kerry’s early life was spent in Bronson where he was a graduate of Bronson High School with the class of 1972. Following his graduation he …

Steven W. Arnold, age 69, of Zionsville, IN, passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Steve was born in Three Rivers on July 25, 1951, a son of James and Carol (Lepke) Arnold. He graduated from Constantine High School in 1969. After high school, he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Tri-State University. Steve was an engineer for …